PepsiCo (PEP) Form 4 PEPSICO / Hugh F Johnston ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Johnston Hugh F

(Last) (First) (Middle)

700 ANDERSON HILL ROAD

(Street)

PURCHASE NY 10577

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
PEPSICO INC [ PEP ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
Vice Chair, EVP & CFO, PEP

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/01/2016

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
PepsiCo, Inc. Common Stock	03/01/2016		A		35,089(1)	A	$0.00	247,160	D
PepsiCo, Inc. Common Stock	03/01/2016		A		13,723(2)	A	$0.00	260,883	D
PepsiCo, Inc. Common Stock	03/01/2016		F		22,573(3)	D	$98.595	238,310	D
PepsiCo, Inc. Common Stock								245.9321(4)	I	by 401(k)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Phantom Stock Units	(5)	01/07/2016		A		163.0404(6)		(7)	(7)	PepsiCo, Inc. Common Stock	163.0404	$97.57	23,316.5978	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. This number represents the performance-based restricted stock units ("PSUs") granted as a portion of the reporting person's compensation from PepsiCo, Inc. These PSUs will become vested on March 1, 2019 contingent upon the achievement of pre-established performance targets over a three-year performance period and Compensation Committee approval. The reporting person may receive a number of shares of PepsiCo Common Stock from 0% to 175% of the PSUs granted, depending on the performance level achieved.

2. This number represents the shares of PepsiCo Common Stock acquired upon vesting of additional PepsiCo Equity Performance Units ("PEPunits") granted in March 2013, as a result of exceeding pre-established performance targets.

3. This number represents shares of PepsiCo Common Stock withheld to satisfy the tax withholding obligation due upon vesting of PepsiCo Equity Performance Units ("PEPunits").

4. Reflects the number of shares held under the reporting person's account in the PepsiCo Savings Plan as of March 1, 2016.

5. These phantom units are held under the PepsiCo Executive Income Deferral Program ("EID") and convert to shares of PepsiCo Common Stock on a one-for-one basis.

6. Reflects dividends credited pursuant to the EID.

7. This security is payable pursuant to the reporting person's election and the terms of the EID.

Remarks:

	/s/ Hugh F. Johnston	03/03/2016
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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